1961

1961 - 1961 () was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade. As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year — i.e., one in which the numerals. 1961 Prices including Wages, Houses and Gas, Toys, Fashions and Furniture, Events include Bay of Pigs attempt unsuccessful, Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, Peace Corps is established, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space,. Historical events in 1961. See what famous, scandalous and important events happened in 1961 or search by date or keyword..

Discover unexpected relationships between famous figures when you explore our group of famous people born in the year 1961.. What happened and who was famous in 1961? Browse significant and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1961.. This lists songs that hit number one on the charts in the US during 1961. If a song spent nonconsecutive weeks at number one, the number of weeks for each occurrence at the top is shown in parenthesis..

1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.Its rendering using the Hindu-Arabic numeral system creates a numeral which looks the same when put upside down. The next such year will be 6009.. Title Screen : Film Genre(s), Title, Year, (Country), Length, Director, Description : Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), 115 minutes, D: Blake Edwards The Exiles (1961. Special Effects winner, with presenters Polly Bergen and Richard Widmark.

“racketeering activity” means (A) any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, dealing in obscene matter, or dealing in a controlled substance or listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act), which is chargeable under State law and punishable by imprisonment for more.